Hunting-knife.



G. P. RIGfGS.l

EUNTING KNIFE.

APPLIOATION I'ILED SEPT. 26, 1998.

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HUNTING KNIFE. APPLIUATIOH rILnD MP1226, 19.08.

'Patented N'0v.'2, 1909.

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m W W GEORGE P. RIGGS, OF ST. MARYS, WEST VIRGINIA.

HUNTING-KNIFE.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

Application filed September 26, 1908. Serial No. 454,915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. Rioes, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Marys, in the county of Pleasants and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hunting- Knifes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact descrlptlon of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

My invention relates to folded knives.

It has for its object to produce a hunting knife which can be foldecl into compact form for carrying in the pocket and which may be extended and locked in its open position when in use.

The invention consists in making the handle in two parts which are piv'oted together and are adapted to fold one within the other. The blade is pivoted on the inner part of the handle and is so mounted as to have a positive opening and closing' action when the inner part of the handle is closed and opened respectively.

The invention also consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my inventionz'Figure l is a side View of the knife opened. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the upper sides of both parts of the handle broken away. Fig. 3 is a side view showing` the knife in a position intermediate of its opened and closed positions. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the upper side of both parts of the handle broken away. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line of Fig. 4: looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 6 is a side view of the knife closed. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken from side to side of the knife as shown in F ig. 6. F ig. 8 is a broken sectional view on the line y-y of Fig. 1 showing the spring-pressed 'catch for looking the blade in an open position, and Fig. 9 is a broken sectional view on the line 8-2 of Fig. 6 showing the catch for looking the knife in a closed position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I construct the handle in two parts, an outer part 1 and an inner part 2, the latter being pivoted near one end of the former and being adapted to fold within the same.

rl`he blade 3 is pivotally mounted near the opposite end of the inner part of the handle.

n the inner pivoted end of said blade there is formed a segment-al pinion 4 meshing with a rack bar 5 arranged to move longitudinally in the inner part of the handle. The other end of said rack'bar meshes with a segmental pinion 6 located within the outer part of the handle at the pivoted end of said inner part of said handle. This arrangement of rack bar and pinions insures a positive opening and closing action to the blade when the inner part of the handle is closed or opened respectively upon the outer part.

A guard 7 is pivoted to fold into the outer part of the handle when the knife is closed. Said guard is pressed by a spring 8 which normally holds it in its folded position. As illustrated in Fig. 2 the bringing of the blade to its open position forces the guard out into its operative position. The blade is preferably provided with a tooth 9 which engages a notch 10 in the guard when the knife is open and prevents said guard from being extended farther.

The knife is locked in its open position by means of a spring pressed catch ll mounted in the outer part of the handle and adapted to engage a depression or socket 12 in the inner part of said handle. Said catch is operated by a button 18 extending through an opening in the outer part of the handle to the surface thereof.

The segmental pinion 6 and the inner edge of the guard are grooved longitudinally as at l-t and 15 respectively to receive the Cutting edge of the blade when folded in order to permit the knife to be folded more compactly.

As illustrated in Fig. 9,the knife is regv tained in its folded position by means of the rigid catch 16 arranged on the inner face of the outer to engage a depression or socket in the inner part of said'handle. The resiliency of the outer part of the handle is suiiicient to permit this catch to ride in and out of the socket as the knife is closed and opened. p

It will be noted' that the construction of my knife is such that it can be easily opened and closed and can'be carried in both'its open and closed position with perfect safety.

A spring 17 may be placed below the rack bar, as shown, to hold it always in mesh with the pinions and to take up wear.

part of the handle and adapted i I claim: 1. In a'folding knife, the combination,

with a liandle iii two parts, one adaptedl the blade is opened and opeiied as the blade is closed.

2. In a folding knife, the combination, with a handle in two parts, one adapted to be folded into theV other or extended in line` therewith, ofa blademountedon the innerl part of said handle, and means of connection between said blade and handle whereby the inner part of the haiidle is closed as the blade is opened and opened as theblade is.

closed, the cutting edge of said knife when closed being housed partially in each part of said handle.

3. In a., folding knife, the combination, withJ a handle in two parts, one adapted to be folded into. Vthe otlier or extended in line therewith, of a blade iiiouiited on the innerpart of said liandle, and means of connection between said blade and handle .whereby the inner part of the, handle is closed as the blade is opened and opened as the blade -is closed, and means to lock said bladelin an open position coinprising a spring-pressed catch mounted on the outer part .of the handle, and .adapted to engage a notch in the inner part o f saidhandle.

t. In a folding knife, the combination, witha handle in two parts, one adapted to be folded into the other or extended in line therewitli, of a blade inounted onthe innei` part ofpsaidhandle and means of connection betweensaidblade .and handle wliereby theVV inner part of the handle is closed as the` blade'is opened and opened as the blade is closed, and means to lock said blade in an open position coinprising a spring-pressed catch mounted on the outer partof the handle and adapted to engage a notcli in the inner part of said handle, and a push button extending through the outer part of the handle for releasiiig said catch.

5.. In a folding knife, the combination, with ,a handle in two parts, oneadapt-ed to be folcled into the other or extended in line therewith, of a blade mounted on the inner part of said handle and means of connection.

between saidV blade and handle .whereby the inner ,part of thev liandle is closed as. the

blade is opeiied and opened as the .blade is closed, and means Ato lock said blade .iii a closed position coinprising a catch on vthe outer, partt of the handle adapted to engagel a notch in the inner part of said handle.

6. ,In a folding knife, the combination,

oted on the inner part of said handle,a` rack bar arranged in said inner part of the handle and engaging segniental pinions forined on the pivotedu end of said knife and ion the pivoted end of the outer partof the handle whereby said blade has positive opening and closing actions when the inner. part of the handle is closed and opeiied `i'espectively.

7. In a foldiiig knife, the combination, with a handle in two. parts, one pivoted to and adapted to be folded into the other or extendedLin line therewith, of a blade pivoted on the innerpart of-said handle, a rack bar arranged in ;said inner part of the handle andengag-ing segniental.pinions formed on-l the pivoted end of said knife. andfion the pivoted end of `the outer part'ofthehandle whereby said blade haspositive opening and closing actions when theinner part'of-the liandle is closed and opened respectively, the pinion on the outer handle beii1g':'groovcd longitudi-nally to receive the -cutting edge. of the. blade. when ,'folcled..

8. In a folding. lrnife, the combination, with a haiidle in two. parts, one'adaptedV to be folded into the other or extended lin line therewith, ofva blade'mounted on the inner part of said handle and means of connection between said blade and handle.-w=liereby=the` inner part of. the handlevis closed as the blade is opeiied 'and opeiied as the blade is i closed, and. za `guard adapted to :be Vfolded'- into .theonter part of the liaiidlewvlieiitlie blade is closed.

9. In. a .foldiiig:.kiiife,- the combination, with a handle intwo'pai'ts,. one adapted to be folded into theother or vextended in line therewith, of a blade mount-ed on the inner part of said handle -and means of connection between said blade `and handle Vwhereby -the inner part Vof thehandle is closed'as theblade isopened and opened as the-bladel-is closed, and a guard adaptedV to'be folded into the outer part of the handle when the blade is closed,1saidgiiard having a longitudinal groove in its inneredge to'receive i be folded into thelother or extended in--linetherewith, of a blade -inonnted on the inner part of said handle and means of connectionl between said blade and liandle whereby the' `inner part of the handleis closed` as the blade .is opened and opeiied as the. blade is closed, and 'a guard adapted to vbe folded f' into the outer'part of Vthe handle when zthe blade'is closed, said vblade carrying a tootli adaptedlto engage a notchl in said guard when said blade is open.y i

11. In combination with a blade 'of greater length-,than its `handleya two-part handle: comprising a handle portion and anl exten-.V

sion thereon, and means coperating therewith Whereby When the knife is closed the knife is closed the two-part handl'e is two part handle is extended and the blade tended and the blade is guarded thei'eby, and is guarded thereby and When the knife is l When the knife is opened the tw0-paft opened the two-part handle is closed npon handle is closed upon itself and the blade is l itself and the blade is exposed. I exposed.

12. In combination With a blade of gTeatel' In testimony Whereof, I afiiX my signalength than its handle, a two-part handle ture, in presence of two Witnesses. coniprising a handle portion and an exten- GEO. P. RGGS. sion thereon, the blade, handle portion and lVitnesses: extension being` pivoted together end to end, CLYDE B. JOHNSON,

and provided with means whereby When the R. BOLARD, J r. 

